Teshome Gessesew

When i first met Teshome in Aksum seven or eight years ago, he was very young and i was not so sure about his ability to articulate the great history that Aksum embodies. Once at the Stalae field, however, he appeared bigger and more mature than i originally thought he would be. To our amazement, he passonately and elloquently explained all that incredible history in such a short time. All we (myself and the senior UN officials with me) could  say was WOW! Since then, I have recommended Teshome to many visitors and they all told me that i led them to the right person. I also connected him with a few people representing reputed global media outlets and they told me he is so capable, so trustworthy and incredibly kind. Once of them told me: "In the few days i was with Teshome, i felt like reexperiencing my mom's generocity. He would buy fruits and water and give us without expecting us to pay him back. Later on, i discovered that Aksum is well-known for its generous hospitality and that Teshome is a personification of that generousity".

If you plan to visit Aksum and Tigray, just make sure you contact Teshome well in advance as he is often fully booked for the entire high season.